{"product_id":"p8024","title":"Hidasuki Guinomi (Sake Cup) made from premium clay","description":"This is a newly fired Bizen Hidasuki sake cup made from the finest clay, crafted by So Kaneshige, who inherited the Maruyama kiln as the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige and captivates many with the harmony of delicate, graceful clay texture and powerful form.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a brand-new work that was just removed from the kiln at the end of 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs the box inscription \"Saijo-do nite\" (made with the finest clay) suggests, this Hidasuki sake cup was created using the most superb field clay imaginable and fired at the Maruyama kiln, resulting in a wonderfully moist texture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe clay is said to have been discovered by Sozan and So about 40 years ago; they processed it by hand without using machinery before leaving it to rest in a storehouse.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a clay so prized that So stated, \"It would be a waste not to use it before I die.\" In a striking departure from the coarser clay textures that have characterized So's previous Hidasuki works, this piece features a texture so fine it makes one wonder if the clay was meticulously sifted.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nGiven that his predecessor, Sozan Kaneshige, preferred somewhat coarser clay for his Hidasuki works, it is clear that this is an extraordinarily luxurious sake cup.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBy limiting the forming process to the potter's wheel and avoiding excessive decoration, the focus remains entirely on the flavor of the clay. It is nothing short of masterful how the cup demonstrates the quality of the material with its vivid appearance and delicate Hidasuki markings—resembling the light touch of straw—while commanding an overwhelming presence simply through its foot when turned over.\n\nSigned wooden box (shihōzan style)\u003cbr\u003e\nDiameter 6.3cm x 6.2cm x Height 6.2cm\n\nSo Kaneshige was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1945 as the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe entered the path of pottery under Sozan Kaneshige in 1969, after graduating from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyoto University.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe later established his independence in 1979 in the Maruyama area of present-day Okayama City.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe primarily creates tea ceramics using a potter's wheel, characterized by deep, powerful firing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe is committed to stripping away decoration as much as possible and channeling his soul directly into the clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCurrently, he is active mainly through solo exhibitions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe energetically holds solo exhibitions every year at department stores and other venues in Okayama, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Kumamoto.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1995, he held a solo exhibition in Munich, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe also exhibited at the Bizen Ware Paris Exhibition in 1997.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2019, he received the Okayama Prefectural Cultural Award.","brand":"金重 愫","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46618230423649,"sku":"8024","price":88000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9916\/8865\/files\/8024.jpg?v=1790233635","url":"https:\/\/tourakuen.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/p8024","provider":"川口陶楽苑","version":"1.0","type":"link"}